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how do you make constructive policy in that kind of environment? people support the policy until they hear who else supports it and then they think they might be against it. how do you make policy like that? well, today the senator who got the assault weapons ban passed in 1994, which was also a time that nobody said it could happen, that senator came forward again and said she would do it again this year. california senator dianne feinstein, who herself became mayor of san francisco because the serving mayor of san francisco at the time was shot to death, senator feinstein today at this press conference made her case. >> today my colleagues and i are introducing a bill to prohibit the sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices that can accept more than ten rounds. we have tried to recognize legal hunting rights. we have tried to recognize legal defense rights. we have tried to recognize the right of a citizen to legally possess a weapon. no weapon is taken from anyone. the purpose
how do you make constructive policy in that kind of environment? people support the policy until they hear who else supports it and then they think they might be against it. how do you make policy like that? well, today the senator who got the assault weapons ban passed in 1994, which was also a time that nobody said it could happen, that senator came forward again and said she would do it again this year. california senator dianne feinstein, who herself became mayor of san francisco because...
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revenue is still growing rather slowly but still a pretty good environment. >> all right. here we go. the first of the earnings out from microsoft. we were expecting 75 cents. came in at 76 september, beating by a penny. the revenue was expected to be 21.53 billion. we got 21.46, so a little light on that. let's bring in our guests. max wolf from green press capital and david pearl next tomakers executive vice president and co-chief investment officer and jon fortt, anything to add on what we're seeing so far in the early statements of the microsoft report with stock up half a percent? >> yes, i've got a breakdown. >> 32.5, $1 billion on revenue is what we're getting on at&t right now and 44 cents for the eps is what we're getting for at&t as opposed to the expectation of 45, so it looks as though revenue was a little bit higher than exed, but looks as if the eps was one sent shorter than expected. we'll get back to microsoft right now and talk more about at&t earnings in just a second. >> don't you love it when they all come out at the same time. >> why can't you corporat
revenue is still growing rather slowly but still a pretty good environment. >> all right. here we go. the first of the earnings out from microsoft. we were expecting 75 cents. came in at 76 september, beating by a penny. the revenue was expected to be 21.53 billion. we got 21.46, so a little light on that. let's bring in our guests. max wolf from green press capital and david pearl next tomakers executive vice president and co-chief investment officer and jon fortt, anything to add on...
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of these things may or may not directly relate to sexual assault they certainly do create environment more conducive to sexual harassment in a professional relations and i personally agree that both of those are leaving addict indicators for sexual assault. we have worked hard to ensure we are lined with policy initiatives from the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we have also worked with the office of the secretary of secretary of defense to create special victims teams comprised of investigators and attorneys who have received specialized training in sexual assault cases. that effort has been encouraged and supported by members of this committee and i thank you for that. dikÖtter 24 special investigators have finished training and 60 air force attorneys have been identified and trained to serve the special victims council providing counsel providing conference and compassionate legal assistance to victims. that program goes fully into attack on the 28th of january but in fact we have are designed seven special victims counsel to victims around the air
of these things may or may not directly relate to sexual assault they certainly do create environment more conducive to sexual harassment in a professional relations and i personally agree that both of those are leaving addict indicators for sexual assault. we have worked hard to ensure we are lined with policy initiatives from the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we have also worked with the office of the secretary of secretary of defense to create special...
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robert bienenfeld senior manager environment and energy strategy product regulatory office, american honda motor company incorporated. reg modlin director of regulatory affairs chrysler llc. tom stricker vice president predatory affairs in energy and environmental research, toyota motors north america incorporated and amy, if you would like to get started we will try to get the audience to quiet down. >> thank you for that great introduction. we have two out of three of our panelists so i guess that is the two-thirds majority so we will go ahead and get started. i think that was a great discussion with gina mccarthy and mary nichols and the other experts on that panel. i want to take the big picture and talk about the two sets of regulations that the obama administration proposes and finalized in the last four years. it was certainly a busy first term and now the next four years is really where the bumper hits the road. i would like to ask each of you to talk about what challenges and opportunities he sees and the -- up until at least 2025 about how your companies are going to simult
robert bienenfeld senior manager environment and energy strategy product regulatory office, american honda motor company incorporated. reg modlin director of regulatory affairs chrysler llc. tom stricker vice president predatory affairs in energy and environmental research, toyota motors north america incorporated and amy, if you would like to get started we will try to get the audience to quiet down. >> thank you for that great introduction. we have two out of three of our panelists so i...
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but today, that field has changed in our competitors are vying to more supportive environment for innovators, conventions and started companies. there's been a change in the field of opportunity back home for those foreign nationals who in increasing numbers are educated in the united states and whom we've been forced to return to the nation of origin. even though many of the most talented young people around the globe still point to the united states to obtain their masters or doctoral degrees in spam, now more than ever they are not just tempted to take their education home with them and start businesses elsewhere. they attracted a home countries and force my outdated immigration system. what an unwise way to compete in the global economy. our outdated immigration system has been adapted for modern world. half of all masters and doctoral degrees at american universities are earned by foreign-born students who then face an uncertain, expensive and i will be passed to pursuing their dreams in the united states. our country is hemorrhaging innovation in the inventors to make them and the jobs
but today, that field has changed in our competitors are vying to more supportive environment for innovators, conventions and started companies. there's been a change in the field of opportunity back home for those foreign nationals who in increasing numbers are educated in the united states and whom we've been forced to return to the nation of origin. even though many of the most talented young people around the globe still point to the united states to obtain their masters or doctoral degrees...
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unfortunately that is the environment that we are living in. it was a very interesting panel especially the last one. there is nothing better than congressional staffers actually hear from people who practice medicine. you know, patients are going through their treatments. one of the things that the reality that we suffer with, unfortunately, and this is something we all have to deal with, it is just a physical reality. as he rightly pointed out, it is right now the debate about budget and people are trying to figure how to control costs and figure out savings that are scored by studios. the cbo gets a lot of bad rap from people. but i am a fan. they have a very tough job to do. they always come out and it's a very tough job that they have to do and it's hard to please everyone in a town like washington dc and they try to be the best that can. i afford a lot of respect to them. at the end of the day, that is the reality that we have to operate under. so we get a lot of ideas from utah, we have the great health care system, which is a lot of int
unfortunately that is the environment that we are living in. it was a very interesting panel especially the last one. there is nothing better than congressional staffers actually hear from people who practice medicine. you know, patients are going through their treatments. one of the things that the reality that we suffer with, unfortunately, and this is something we all have to deal with, it is just a physical reality. as he rightly pointed out, it is right now the debate about budget and...
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mike, just real quick, the environment has changed since 2007. that's why we are guardedly optimistic. there is a whole bunch of mind out there we have a avoid or diffuse, but i'm confident, cautiously optimistic we can get it done. if we don't, i think it's going to have ramifications not just for republicans but for the entire country. to have a nation with 11 million people living in the shadow is not a country we like to teach our children about the. >> something that you share in common, something you have in common you both came from the house. what is the path to getting this through the house? how can you man it? >> i think, probably one of the scenarios is a majority of the democrats in the house and a significant, and maybe a majority of the republicans in the house. i would not anticipate a unanimous republican support but i think there can be significant republican support. >> two points i would make there. the larger number of republicans we get in the senate, more likely, my judgement we'll pass it in the house. and second, going th
mike, just real quick, the environment has changed since 2007. that's why we are guardedly optimistic. there is a whole bunch of mind out there we have a avoid or diffuse, but i'm confident, cautiously optimistic we can get it done. if we don't, i think it's going to have ramifications not just for republicans but for the entire country. to have a nation with 11 million people living in the shadow is not a country we like to teach our children about the. >> something that you share in...
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it is a different environment that requires a different level of physical stamina. we want to make sure we get the standards right. we don't want to over engineer them either, they ought to be fair. then we allow individuals of any sex to compete for the position. >> is it just physical standards? >> no, it not just physical standards. the standards we have for occupational -- for these military occupations or the military calls them ratings they including the from mental standards to physical standards. but physical standards are the one that people focus on. >> what about privacy? >> we can fix out privacy. by the way, desert shield, desert storm 1991 h we did live in that environment where we were somewhat in the zests and we figured out privacy. we can do that. >> the fact is, women are now in the ranks and that was the concern of the time. -- women are now in submarines. but we've been able to adapt to that situation. women are fighter pilots, air force, navy, have moved in that direction. marines and the army obviously are going to move in the same direction.
it is a different environment that requires a different level of physical stamina. we want to make sure we get the standards right. we don't want to over engineer them either, they ought to be fair. then we allow individuals of any sex to compete for the position. >> is it just physical standards? >> no, it not just physical standards. the standards we have for occupational -- for these military occupations or the military calls them ratings they including the from mental standards...
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the republican party is now focused on trying to be responsible about what kind of fiscal environment we leave to our children and grandchildren, which i think is good in general terms. and so we're very worried about the deficit and what kind of deficit we're going to be leaving to our heirs. there is a national security deficit that is growing and that will continue to grow. of it's a particularly american conceit that the world goes away or stops when we stop paying attention to it. the fact of the matter is that the problems that we see in the world will not go away. we don't cause them by looking at them, and we can't stop them by ignoring them. the enemies who want to kill us -- and it's amazing to me how comfortably we forget the fact that there are large groups including the entire state of iran where leaders wake up every or day and ask themselves what can i do to kill americans today? that's not a period of wars receding. but back to consensus reality, if we agree that it is, then we will leave for our children an incredibly dangerous world. we will have missed many opportun
the republican party is now focused on trying to be responsible about what kind of fiscal environment we leave to our children and grandchildren, which i think is good in general terms. and so we're very worried about the deficit and what kind of deficit we're going to be leaving to our heirs. there is a national security deficit that is growing and that will continue to grow. of it's a particularly american conceit that the world goes away or stops when we stop paying attention to it. the fact...
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, you will have the task, if confirmed, of being the secretary of defense in a resource constrained environment and will have to deal in a more thoughtful budgetary process with congress about how to make priorities on spending. i would like to hear you talk about how you would approach that administrative task of dealing with these fiscal realities. >> first, as i noted in my opening statement, if confirmed, i would intend to make this relationship between the secretary of defense and congress a partnership, much as secretary panetta has done i think it is critically important. you authorize. you appropriate. the federal government is captive to that authorization and appropriation. each department must work in the budgetary framework of those resources. i have said that like all of these big issues, it is a matter of first of all, clearly defining the mission in its entirety as to what is the mission of the department of the department of defense. and then what our priorities are as they fit into our strategic interests around the world. and then how you manage it, how you lead. that includes
, you will have the task, if confirmed, of being the secretary of defense in a resource constrained environment and will have to deal in a more thoughtful budgetary process with congress about how to make priorities on spending. i would like to hear you talk about how you would approach that administrative task of dealing with these fiscal realities. >> first, as i noted in my opening statement, if confirmed, i would intend to make this relationship between the secretary of defense and...
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instead of blocking everything moving forward and blocking amendments, that perhaps we could create a new environment here in the senate where we will let the minority have their amendments but also the minority party will also let the process move forward. and i think that's the tradeoff that was the fundamental aspect of the negotiations that we continued in the senator from michigan's office for many, many days and many hours. if someone wants to block -- i think the senator from michigan and the senator from maryland would agree. if someone wants to block the senator from moving forward, they can at least do it for some period of time. and what's happened here, look back 10, 15 years ago, the tree wasn't filled up. but at the same time, on the other side, amendments were wa t produced by the hundreds. there was -- there's got to b be -- i believe that the object and i believe the outcome of this hard-earned compromise will be that there will be a greater degree of comity in the senate which would allow us to achieve the legislative goals that all of us seek. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent
instead of blocking everything moving forward and blocking amendments, that perhaps we could create a new environment here in the senate where we will let the minority have their amendments but also the minority party will also let the process move forward. and i think that's the tradeoff that was the fundamental aspect of the negotiations that we continued in the senator from michigan's office for many, many days and many hours. if someone wants to block -- i think the senator from michigan...
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in this -- in this tight budget environment, with some any-- so many competing priorities, i would-- in this tight budget environment, with so many competing american priorities, i would ask you to give considerable thought into limiting significantly resources that would not help us as an economy, not help us as a country, and not help a schoolboy -- not help us globally. >> i have a lot of specific thoughts on it.more than we have time for now. i will not abuse that privilege. i will say the solution to climate change is energy policy. and the opportunities of energy policy so vastly outweigh the down sides that you are expressing concern about. and i will spend a lot of time trying to persuade you and other colleagues of this. if you want to do business and do it well in america, you have to get into the energy race. other countries are in it. in massachusetts, the fastest growing sector of our economy is clean energy and energy efficiency companies. and they are growing faster than any other sector. the same is true in california. this is a job creator. i cannot emphasize that st
in this -- in this tight budget environment, with some any-- so many competing priorities, i would-- in this tight budget environment, with so many competing american priorities, i would ask you to give considerable thought into limiting significantly resources that would not help us as an economy, not help us as a country, and not help a schoolboy -- not help us globally. >> i have a lot of specific thoughts on it.more than we have time for now. i will not abuse that privilege. i will...
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the environment has changed since 2007. that is why we are guardedly optimistic. there are a whole bunch of minds out there that we have to avoid or defuse but i'm confident and cautiously optimistic we can get this done. if we don't think i think it's going to have from of haitians not just for republicans but for the entire country. do have a nation with 11 million people living in the shadows is not a country we like to teach our country about. spoony something that you shared that you both came from from the house. what is the path in getting to the house? passing a measure? >> i think probably one of the scenarios is a majority of the democrats in the house and a significant and maybe a majority of the republicans in the house. i would not anticipate a unanimous republican support but i think there can be significant republican support. >> the point it would make a larger number of republicans begin the senate the more like in my judgment as we will pass it in the house and second going through the committee and allowing amendments and goings to the floor and
the environment has changed since 2007. that is why we are guardedly optimistic. there are a whole bunch of minds out there that we have to avoid or defuse but i'm confident and cautiously optimistic we can get this done. if we don't think i think it's going to have from of haitians not just for republicans but for the entire country. do have a nation with 11 million people living in the shadows is not a country we like to teach our country about. spoony something that you shared that you both...
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and they have many detriments to the environment. they light up the sky. they're noisy. you can see them for a long time. we don't want to see them on the scenic mountains of east tennessee, where people come to see the great smoky mountains, not to see these big white towers. and in their enthusiasm for wind power, the solution our electricity needs in the united states, i am afraid the administration has -- is destroying the environment in the name of saving the environment and producing at the samat thesame time a type of ely that's intermittent, that only operates when the wind blows, is expensive, and has huge subsidies from the federal taxpayer that would make any tax breaks for oil companies look small by comparison. let's put all the questions about wind power aside except this one. why is the united states department of justice enforcing the migratory bird laws against one energy company -- one set of energy producers, oil and embarks and not against another -- oil and gas, and not against another, wind farms? that's what we'd like to noavment that's why we're w
and they have many detriments to the environment. they light up the sky. they're noisy. you can see them for a long time. we don't want to see them on the scenic mountains of east tennessee, where people come to see the great smoky mountains, not to see these big white towers. and in their enthusiasm for wind power, the solution our electricity needs in the united states, i am afraid the administration has -- is destroying the environment in the name of saving the environment and producing at...
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will be he will be at the defense department doing quintessentially defense secretary things in this environment which is to cut the budget and try to keep the united states out of another war he could potentially try to keep you know it's out of another war without being able to either to offer a vision for another way to deal with this challenge. all we've got more analysis and lines i had to call him to see the blog of our very own military analysts to see what else should be. expected from chuck hagel if he becomes america's next defense chief. more clashes have broken out in athens with police using tear gas to disperse protesters who have broken into the greek labor minister's office demonstrators were planning their anger over fresh way and pension cuts all part of the government's austerity drive lord george cukor goes says this kind of crackdown on protesters is part of a new approach. the government has decided to follow up one of the c. of zero tolerance as it sais i guess the that is distance to your state emissions so we've got a scheme to the government to take in medicine measure
will be he will be at the defense department doing quintessentially defense secretary things in this environment which is to cut the budget and try to keep the united states out of another war he could potentially try to keep you know it's out of another war without being able to either to offer a vision for another way to deal with this challenge. all we've got more analysis and lines i had to call him to see the blog of our very own military analysts to see what else should be. expected from...
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how we can create this environment today with this kind of unstability, we need political stability. we need peace. we have struggle between the palestinians and israelis and egypt. we have to talk about it and be very frank to see how we can get to the end of this. for this reason, yes, frankly speaking i'm not very optimistic about all today. if i ask anyone what you want me to talk to about, talk about democracy, freedom, transparency, governments, rulers. let us work for this and this is very important. >> let me ask --, let me ask someone who has worked with some of these institutions under the most ex-rd nary conditions. you have helped functioning institution in the west bank. you created an economy that created extraordinary growth over the last three years and you've done it under very adverse circumstances. so what would be your advice to people trying to build these institutions? >> thank you. honestly i continue to the effort help the institutions not just myself and to get ready for the emergence of fully independent and state of palestine under the oak pages of israel s
how we can create this environment today with this kind of unstability, we need political stability. we need peace. we have struggle between the palestinians and israelis and egypt. we have to talk about it and be very frank to see how we can get to the end of this. for this reason, yes, frankly speaking i'm not very optimistic about all today. if i ask anyone what you want me to talk to about, talk about democracy, freedom, transparency, governments, rulers. let us work for this and this is...
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mpw seeing -- released this week, 452% saw no change from the current tepid economic environment. 28% saw a decline and 18% said things will get better. it is still an improvement from last year, when 48% predicted a decline. the last few years of recovery, followed by slowdowns of political crisis, of new terror attacks from north africa, have made people wary of excessive optimism. these are stable, crises have been contained. there's some growth on the horizon, but no one's ready to declare that we have turned any corners. there are no bulls in davos this year, no countries taking center stage. one symbol of the mood, the big splashy parties that companies like google used to throw have been quietly discontinued. not that google couldn't afford it, they just had that their first year with $50 billion in revenue. it's a sense of growth that people have gotten used to, growth that companies have hoped for in the future just doesn't seem likely. growth numbers that are low, lower than they had projected only a few months ago. the world is coming to grips with the fact that the financi
mpw seeing -- released this week, 452% saw no change from the current tepid economic environment. 28% saw a decline and 18% said things will get better. it is still an improvement from last year, when 48% predicted a decline. the last few years of recovery, followed by slowdowns of political crisis, of new terror attacks from north africa, have made people wary of excessive optimism. these are stable, crises have been contained. there's some growth on the horizon, but no one's ready to declare...
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i know that there are very few countries in the world that let you do what you do and, live in this environment. bill: there he is. speaking like an american, huh? like that. mickelson's net worth is $180 million. the guy ain't hurting but tiger woods says mickelson was right about taxes especially in california and says high taxes was why woods moved out of the california and moved to florida with no state income tax in the first place. both of these guys are from california. mickelson made his hometown there for, he was born and raised in san diego. for him to leave the state is a big, big deal. if you're taking home 37 cents on the dollar, 47 cents on the dollar, i think it is okay to speak up. martha: it is something for all americans to give some thought to. bill: why did he apologize? martha: i don't know why he apologized, the backlash against it, saying is it right for any american to spend 63 cents of their dollar, of every dollar they make and hand it over to the government? bill: state, county, federal. martha: so much discussion about fair share and people, people obviously, some pe
i know that there are very few countries in the world that let you do what you do and, live in this environment. bill: there he is. speaking like an american, huh? like that. mickelson's net worth is $180 million. the guy ain't hurting but tiger woods says mickelson was right about taxes especially in california and says high taxes was why woods moved out of the california and moved to florida with no state income tax in the first place. both of these guys are from california. mickelson made...
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understand that, and what they are going to be doing now, it's important to them to be able to create a safe environment for this gentlemen to be able to tell his story. they know heights a complicated story and they know it will take time. they want to earn his trust and let him know that they are his voice to the outside world. martha: very interesting. and we know that he's in a bunker. he has been sort of fortifying and planning this place for quite some time. the neighbors were aware that he was building this underground there, you know, but you need to obviously appeal to his sense of this child, and that this child has nothing to do with whatever it is that is bothering him, right? >> well, yeah, i mean he feels -- for whatever reason he feels attacked, he feels very defensive about what is going on around him. everything that he's done is clearly to protect himself. the child is not a threat to him, and for whatever reason it was that he took this child it's part of his mechanism to try and protect himself. so he shouldn't see this child as a threat, and he's probably -- the negotiators can actu
understand that, and what they are going to be doing now, it's important to them to be able to create a safe environment for this gentlemen to be able to tell his story. they know heights a complicated story and they know it will take time. they want to earn his trust and let him know that they are his voice to the outside world. martha: very interesting. and we know that he's in a bunker. he has been sort of fortifying and planning this place for quite some time. the neighbors were aware that...
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russian economy for talking about the next five to ten years like shooting that it is the domestic environment is much more domestic factors that will be the key determinant of the russian future what's going to happen with russian demographics what's going to happen with corruption what's going to happen with the easier it is to do to do business in the economy with russia become a friendlier and more welcoming place for foreign investment so again in the short term horizon i think they still know factors to continue to dominate but on a five to ten year horizon in the domestic factors need and will become relatively more important. and staying with the russian economy than the heads of state energy companies rough math and gas prom are telling. the prime minister of russia to rewrite the program of the shelf development. and alexei miller i want to meet you medvedev to restrict private companies from tapping into the region even. and we have an exclusive interview from the head of russia's biggest private company lucas speaking to us from the world economic forum in davos on the restrictions
russian economy for talking about the next five to ten years like shooting that it is the domestic environment is much more domestic factors that will be the key determinant of the russian future what's going to happen with russian demographics what's going to happen with corruption what's going to happen with the easier it is to do to do business in the economy with russia become a friendlier and more welcoming place for foreign investment so again in the short term horizon i think they still...
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also to protect those those troops sent to train local soldiers as well and the new house was already environed as well it was there was absolutely so far the u.s. has been sending aerial support it's been sending transport planes refueling planes it seems now though it's reported that the u.s. may be in negotiations with an easier next to mali over the possibility. all of a drone base there and those drones flying from near the border with mali could take part in these operations to try and hunt out islamist militants there there's also been talk of a u.s. base down in. the south of mali the details of that not really clear at the moment it is worth noting though. is very rich in natural resources oil gold you renia and a lot of those exports go to france and the u.s. so we have talk of drones a u.s. base how far could this possibly spread. the question on many people's lips as the as the first phase of this operation winds up where are these militants going to go where is the violence going to go raising the fears that around the region this fighting as the militants are pushed out of the str
also to protect those those troops sent to train local soldiers as well and the new house was already environed as well it was there was absolutely so far the u.s. has been sending aerial support it's been sending transport planes refueling planes it seems now though it's reported that the u.s. may be in negotiations with an easier next to mali over the possibility. all of a drone base there and those drones flying from near the border with mali could take part in these operations to try and...
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generals on the war for us is a nightmare and it is also very much of them aging to their business environment the fence at the border with egypt can be excused for being an international border the golan heights on the other hand is only a cease fire line left from the israeli syrian warfare so not only it would not protect israel from any kind of mordant weapon attack but just like the wall in the west bank it could become another more humans to the indefinite occupation of territory conquered by force. altie reporting from israel. that's the news and this coming up it's katie with all the latest business off the shelf. here the reindeer isn't everything for the herders. and when it suffers. people do their best to help.
generals on the war for us is a nightmare and it is also very much of them aging to their business environment the fence at the border with egypt can be excused for being an international border the golan heights on the other hand is only a cease fire line left from the israeli syrian warfare so not only it would not protect israel from any kind of mordant weapon attack but just like the wall in the west bank it could become another more humans to the indefinite occupation of territory...
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>> i have been very attuned to the environment in which threats are occurring, the intelligence that is available. certainly not the specific requests and decision making that rests with a security professionals. >> regarding security professionals is their anybody in the security department that is responsible for reviewing the itinerary of the ambassadors in advance to determine whether there is an undue threat to their safety? >> the general answer to that is no. ambassadors are given what is called a chief of mission of already. ambassadors, especially those that we ask to go to dangerous posts are pretty independent folks. some of them might say what do you think about this or that most of them make their own decisions. i don't think that it would have crossed his mind. robert who served as our ambassador to syria went out on numerous occasions to talk to the opposition before we pulled them out of damascus. we had coming you know, very brave ambassadors, like ryan crocker, one of our very best who it would be very difficult to say you can't do this even though you decided you s
>> i have been very attuned to the environment in which threats are occurring, the intelligence that is available. certainly not the specific requests and decision making that rests with a security professionals. >> regarding security professionals is their anybody in the security department that is responsible for reviewing the itinerary of the ambassadors in advance to determine whether there is an undue threat to their safety? >> the general answer to that is no....
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east jerusalem the wall for us is a nightmare and it is also very much them aging to their business environment the fence at the border with egypt can be excused for being an international border the golan heights on the other hand is only a cease fire line left from the israeli syrian warfare so not only it would not protect israel from any kind of mordant weapon attack but just like the wall in the west bank it could become another more humans to the indefinite occupation of territory conquered by force. r.t. reporting from israel. another case of abuse against russian children adopted by u.s. citizens has come to light investigators in moscow have launched a criminal case into allegations of sex crimes against a six year old boy in an american force the family. has more on that. the increasing number of the use of inhumane treatment of russian children adopted by americans is alarming to say the least but what's worse is that the russians can hardly do anything about it from here from across the atlantic and all russian investigators could do is launch a criminal probe here locally common se
east jerusalem the wall for us is a nightmare and it is also very much them aging to their business environment the fence at the border with egypt can be excused for being an international border the golan heights on the other hand is only a cease fire line left from the israeli syrian warfare so not only it would not protect israel from any kind of mordant weapon attack but just like the wall in the west bank it could become another more humans to the indefinite occupation of territory...
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it is a different environment that requires a different level of physical stam ma. we want to make sure we get the standards right. we don't want to over engineer them either, they ought to be fair. then we allow individuals of any sex to compete for the position. >> is it just physical standards? >> no, it not just physical standards. the standards we have for occupational -- for these military occupations or the military calls them ratings they including the from mental standards to physical standards. but physical standards are the one that people focus on. >> what about privacy? >> we can fix out privacy. by the way, desert shield, desert storm 1991 h we did live in that environment where we were somewhat in the zests and we figured out privacy. we can do that. >> the fact is, women are now in the ranks and that was the concern of the time. but we've been able to adapt to that situation. women are fighter pilots, air force, navy, have moved in that direction. marines and the army, obviously are going to move in the same direction. they are going to be -- there w
it is a different environment that requires a different level of physical stam ma. we want to make sure we get the standards right. we don't want to over engineer them either, they ought to be fair. then we allow individuals of any sex to compete for the position. >> is it just physical standards? >> no, it not just physical standards. the standards we have for occupational -- for these military occupations or the military calls them ratings they including the from mental standards...
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and economy, like china, you do have real domestic -- you have a very adverse environment and you still can maintain some growth. >> is very different. the issues that are applicable, there's a lot of room in focusing on this becomes fundamentally important now. in ordered see that it is a commodity market. it would be to use the proceeds for decoupling. i think we tend to be a dedicated militia. we have new words and we repeat them. and then we realize that what we need to understand right now is wider than africa's interest that we are well organized and we are not decoupled in the short-term. >> okay, moving on to be other issues, the question is that essentially the eurozone has no growth policy and relevant time horizons. the question is how to get through the next few years. it was talked about, and if i understood it, she more or less said it does take years to get back to normal and that's just what you'll have to live with. and there isn't really much that one can do about it. what would your response be on this issue in the relatively near term? >> yes, he was quoting a newspa
and economy, like china, you do have real domestic -- you have a very adverse environment and you still can maintain some growth. >> is very different. the issues that are applicable, there's a lot of room in focusing on this becomes fundamentally important now. in ordered see that it is a commodity market. it would be to use the proceeds for decoupling. i think we tend to be a dedicated militia. we have new words and we repeat them. and then we realize that what we need to understand...
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there should never, ever be a question about health and the safety and the environment that we put our men and women and their families in when we ask them to make sacrifices to serve this country, and i am committed to do that, and we will have further conversations. >> i know you have answered a number of questions about israel already today, but i do have one i want to ask you also. there is a special and historic bond between the u.s. and israel. and i am personally committed to israel's security and identity as a jewish state. when we met earlier i was pleased to hear you agree and also support a two-state solution and oppose any unilateral declaration of a palestinian state. we also discussed the need for a strong military and intelligence engagement between the u.s. and israel. >> just last fall i was in israel and i have spoken with senior military officials from both countries and i have continually heard the ties between our military and our intelligence organization has never been stronger. if confirmed, do you intend to maintain this close relationship and do you have any i
there should never, ever be a question about health and the safety and the environment that we put our men and women and their families in when we ask them to make sacrifices to serve this country, and i am committed to do that, and we will have further conversations. >> i know you have answered a number of questions about israel already today, but i do have one i want to ask you also. there is a special and historic bond between the u.s. and israel. and i am personally committed to...
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his generals on the war for us is a nightmare and it is also very much damage ing to their business environment the fence at the border with egypt can be excused for being an international border the golan heights on the other hand is only a cease fire line left from the israeli syrian warfare so not only it would not protect israel from any kind of mordant weapon attack but just like the wall in the west bank it could become another more humans to the indefinite occupation of territory conquered by force. r.t. reporting from israel. egypt oppositions send a clear message to the president they want to see mohamed morsy part urgent all after almost a week of deadly unrest as meanwhile for into the e.u. to discuss partnership deals on a visit shortened by chaos at home that's in a few minutes. also ahead four year opened to detention the team but also with shutting down guantanamo bay gets the axe. while a probe into cia secret prisons around the world gets a little. human rights groups and independent activists are raising the alarm over the rising number of atrocities allegedly committed by the
his generals on the war for us is a nightmare and it is also very much damage ing to their business environment the fence at the border with egypt can be excused for being an international border the golan heights on the other hand is only a cease fire line left from the israeli syrian warfare so not only it would not protect israel from any kind of mordant weapon attack but just like the wall in the west bank it could become another more humans to the indefinite occupation of territory...
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there should never, ever be a question about the health and the safety and the environment that we put our men and women and their families and when we ask them to make sacrifices to serve this country, and i am committed to do that. we will have further conversations. >> thank you, senator. i know u.s. answered a number of questions about israel already today, but i do have one i want to ask you also. there is a special and historic bond between the u.s. and israel, and i am personally committed to israel's security and identity as a jewish state. when we met earlier this week, i was pleased to hear you agree and that you support a two-state solution and oppose any unilateral declaration of a palestinian state. we also discussed the need for a strong military and intelligence engagement between the u.s. and israel. just last fall, i was in israel, and i have spoken with senior military officials from both countries, and i have continually heard that the ties between our military and intelligence organizations have never been stronger. if confirmed, do you intend to maintain its close
there should never, ever be a question about the health and the safety and the environment that we put our men and women and their families and when we ask them to make sacrifices to serve this country, and i am committed to do that. we will have further conversations. >> thank you, senator. i know u.s. answered a number of questions about israel already today, but i do have one i want to ask you also. there is a special and historic bond between the u.s. and israel, and i am personally...
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the last thing i will say is, we are now in an environment that all of the low-hanging fruit is gone, just being completely candid. people hate to hear that and people like to say the best thing you can do and that you can do, well, i completely appreciate those thoughts that we do live in a fiscal reality that is governed by agencies like cbo. we have to look at ideas that are scorable. and at this point once again i can only speak for my office and my boss, we are much more deeply engaged on entitlement reform side because we do believe that the end of the day if you really want to put an actual consistent downward pressure on health care cost, the way to do it is by reforming our entitlement system. and health care delivery reform is part of it but it's a two-part solution. it's not just a focus on one to make a look at the other because it's more tough to do at a later date. i think the time has now come to kind of swallow the tough medicine and start addressing both of these ideas together. >> from the other side of the aisle. >> i associate myself with most of the remarks had be
the last thing i will say is, we are now in an environment that all of the low-hanging fruit is gone, just being completely candid. people hate to hear that and people like to say the best thing you can do and that you can do, well, i completely appreciate those thoughts that we do live in a fiscal reality that is governed by agencies like cbo. we have to look at ideas that are scorable. and at this point once again i can only speak for my office and my boss, we are much more deeply engaged on...
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>> well, we were certainly aware of the increasing threat environment. i not only was briefed on that, i testified to that effect. and there were constant evaluations going on. but no one, not the ambassador, security professionals, the intelligence community ever recommended closing that mission. and the reason they didn't was because the ongoing threat environment had up until the spring before our terrible attack in benghazi been a result of post-conflict conditions. that is something that we're familiar with all over the world. yes, there were some attacks, as you have said, but our evaluation of them and the recommendation by the security professionals was that those were all manageable because we had a lot of that around the world. i mean, there is a long list of attacks that have been foiled, assassination plots that have been prevented. so this is not some -- you know, one off event. this is considered in an atmosphere of a lot of threats and dangers. and at the end of the day, you know, there was a decision made that this would be evaluated but
>> well, we were certainly aware of the increasing threat environment. i not only was briefed on that, i testified to that effect. and there were constant evaluations going on. but no one, not the ambassador, security professionals, the intelligence community ever recommended closing that mission. and the reason they didn't was because the ongoing threat environment had up until the spring before our terrible attack in benghazi been a result of post-conflict conditions. that is something...
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there are many distracters which puts a burden on the small unit combat leaders and actually creates an environment because of their living conditions that is not conducive to readiness. >> reporter: others claim women suffer more combat casualties than illnesses and pregnancy is an issue. to senator john mccain, it's equal standards for certain demanding jobs. >> i think women are obviously -- are prepared to serve side by side with men in combat. i just want to emphasize, though, there should be the same physical and mental standards for anyone to perform certain roles and functions in the military. >> reporter: many say it's a question of equal rights and serving in combat allows a soldier to advance through the ranks, farther and faster. >> the bottom line is we need to treat people like individuals. what are the capabilities they bring to the fight, including physical strength, plus courage, plus aptitude, plus leadership and all the things we need for the most effective fighting force. >> reporter: military service chiefs have until may 15 to make their case about which jobs if any should sti
there are many distracters which puts a burden on the small unit combat leaders and actually creates an environment because of their living conditions that is not conducive to readiness. >> reporter: others claim women suffer more combat casualties than illnesses and pregnancy is an issue. to senator john mccain, it's equal standards for certain demanding jobs. >> i think women are obviously -- are prepared to serve side by side with men in combat. i just want to emphasize, though,...
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she's so popular on a bipartisan basis, one of the questions is does she want to get back into that environment. >> if her health is good, and i hope her health is good, i think she will be in that fight. but we'll see. >> it's going to be hard to say no. a pretty compelling case. >> you've known her for 20 years, thank you very much. >>> chaos in front of egypt's presidential palace. a fire broke out after protesters hurled molotov cocktails. violence has rocked egypt now for more than a week as protesters have been challenging the islam mist president, mohamed morsi. let's go live to ben wedeman. he's back in cairo on the scene. what's the latest, ben? >> reporter: well, what we have, wolf, is ongoing clashes at the palace, the seat of the egyptian president. at least one man was killed, shot with live ammunition in the head and chest, and more than two dozen people wounded. in addition to that, egyptian tv has broadcast live pictures of a protester, a man who was stripped seminaked and then beaten brutally on the ground, an indication that the situation here is increasingly volatile. there a
she's so popular on a bipartisan basis, one of the questions is does she want to get back into that environment. >> if her health is good, and i hope her health is good, i think she will be in that fight. but we'll see. >> it's going to be hard to say no. a pretty compelling case. >> you've known her for 20 years, thank you very much. >>> chaos in front of egypt's presidential palace. a fire broke out after protesters hurled molotov cocktails. violence has rocked...
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i haven't been really rested for years and now i'm in a very good environment and there are a lot of things to be done and that i'd like to do so i have to be very engaged. it's a very, very full of things to do and i'm very happy about that. >> suarez: are you able to keep up with events in china as closely as you were when you were doing your human rights work there? >> (translated): there are many ways to get -- to become informed. in a sense, it's easier to be informed here than when i was in china. i'm not saying that in china things cannot be done. what i'm saying is that things can be done from many different angles to promote what we need to promote. >> suarez: well, since you left the country there have been continued arrests of dissidents, suppression of press freedoms with the southern weekly, attempts to control access to the internet. a lot of things are moving along in china. what does it tell you about the government's attitude toward free speech and free thought? >> (translated): i think this only goes to show that the chinese government and the party still wants to c
i haven't been really rested for years and now i'm in a very good environment and there are a lot of things to be done and that i'd like to do so i have to be very engaged. it's a very, very full of things to do and i'm very happy about that. >> suarez: are you able to keep up with events in china as closely as you were when you were doing your human rights work there? >> (translated): there are many ways to get -- to become informed. in a sense, it's easier to be informed here than...
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citizens in the southern part of my state are still not living in a security environment. we owe them that. at the same time, i think more and more americans are agreeing these 11 million people need to come out of the shadows and we need to give them a path to citizenship but not favoritism. >> senator mccain, you're exactly right. the polls are showing the majority of americans do support the type of proposal you and chuck schumer are putting forward. what would you say to conservative house republicans that will call anything you try to pat in t-- pass in the senat amnesty. >> i think we will and already are reaching across to our friendson the otherside talking and i think they realize the realities of the 21st century and there will be some difficulties and it's long hard path. i'm confident we will succeed. >> senator shuman, willie geist in new york, good to see you this morning. there's a piece in the "new york times" where a reporter goes to a diner in south carolina. the concern down there is people are being rewarded for illegal behavior, a, and b, being given p
citizens in the southern part of my state are still not living in a security environment. we owe them that. at the same time, i think more and more americans are agreeing these 11 million people need to come out of the shadows and we need to give them a path to citizenship but not favoritism. >> senator mccain, you're exactly right. the polls are showing the majority of americans do support the type of proposal you and chuck schumer are putting forward. what would you say to conservative...
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doing something in a way that could get you more wages or in a way that could get a better working environment, then it's okay. if you're not, saying your bored is going to cause some problems. >> especially if you're bored being on twitter and facebook. it depends on the category. the board upheld the filing of a reporter for the arizona daily star who was bored and posted online saying what? no overnight homicide? you're slacking, tucson. well, that was considered not acceptable for his employer at the newspaper. >> bad taste might be a problem. but what about how are companies handling this? are they being forced to expand their policies? i mean how broad does it need to be? >> the n.l.r.b. is actually urging or pushing companies to rewrite their policies so that they're in line with their new series of recommendations. so they're trying to get the cost-cos of the world and other large companies... >> target and general motors among those. >> ... to do it. wal-mart gets an a-plus because wal-mart already rewrote its policies to be more in line with what the n.l.r.b. is say joog what the cha
doing something in a way that could get you more wages or in a way that could get a better working environment, then it's okay. if you're not, saying your bored is going to cause some problems. >> especially if you're bored being on twitter and facebook. it depends on the category. the board upheld the filing of a reporter for the arizona daily star who was bored and posted online saying what? no overnight homicide? you're slacking, tucson. well, that was considered not acceptable for his...